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Televised
Autopsy a Hit in Britain
American version,
"Celebrity
Autopsy," being
readied for next fall. |
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"The Bachelor"
Spin-Offs
Abound at Networks
Coming soon: "The Bigamist" (Two
women win), "The Polygamist"
(Every woman in the studio audience has a
chance), and "The King" (Take a
number). Fire up the TiVo! |
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ABC Show to Seek America's
Sexiest Person
"Are You Hot?" will discover,
promote, exploit, ignore, then dump the
lucky winner. |
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| PEOPLE |
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Revealed: Prince Charles's
Servant Squeezes His Toothpaste for Him
Also empties, refills his feedbag. |
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Princess Anne
Convicted in Dog-Biting
Case
She's sentenced to
four years in an
Australian penal colony. |
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| CONSUMER CORNER |
| Most
Consumer Complaints So
Far, 2002 |
| - | Lil' Ms Stinky Piss-N-Yer-Eye
Squeeze Doll |
| - | 'My Gangsta' Gouging
Stix |
| - | Teeny-Tiny Color Brite
Plastic Chew Balls |
| - | Round-the-World
Automatic Infant Swing |
| - | 'Indy 500'
Turbo-Charged Baby Walker |
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| SCIENCE |
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Geneticists to Create Entirely
New Life Form
Hoping for organism that will eventually
escape from laboratory and cause
worldwide panic. |
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Two Huge Black Holes to
Collide in 4 Billion Years
May affect radio, TV reception. |
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| NEW
PRODUCTS |
Let's
Talk Turkey!
Just in time for
Thanksgiving, the
Blabberball Turkey® is
the first turkey that
tells you when it's
ready - and when
it's not. Implanted
heat-sensitive sound
chips provide verbal
warnings, like: "Not
yet, Sparky,"
"Eat me now and
you'll get really
sick," and
"Help! I'm on
fire!" In most
frozen food sections. |
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| HEALTH / MEDICINE |
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British Study: One in Four
Men Fakes Orgasm
Other three fake headaches. |
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Hostility Ranks Higher as
Cause of Heart Attacks Than Smoking,
Drinking, Obesity
Furious critics excoriate study, denounce
researchers, fall down, die. |
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| MILESTONES |
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Algonquin Hotel Celebrates
100th Anniversary
Tribute to Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley,
Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman and
Alexander Woolcott will be hosted by
Howard Stern. |
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